2009 Conference USA men's basketball tournament


The 2009 Conference USA men's basketball tournament took place March 11–14, 2009, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

2009 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsMemphis (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (4th title)
MVPTyreke Evans (Memphis)
← 2008
2010 →
2008–09 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Memphis 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
Tulsa 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
UAB 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
Houston 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
UTEP 10 6   .625 23 14   .622
Marshall 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Tulane 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
East Carolina 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Southern Miss 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
Rice 4 12   .250 10 22   .313
SMU 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
UCF 0 9   .000 0 14   .000
2009 CUSA Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Bracket

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First round
March 11
Second round
March 12
Semifinals
March 13
Championship game
March 14
            
8 Tulane 69
9 East Carolina 59
8 Tulane 41
1 #4 Memphis 51
1 #4 Memphis 74
5 Houston 49
5 Houston 85
12 SMU 76
5 Houston 89*
4 UTEP 85
1 #4 Memphis 64
2 Tulsa 39
7 Marshall 59
10 Rice 60
10 Rice 51
2 Tulsa 73
2 Tulsa 70
3 UAB 67
6 UCF 53
11 Southern Miss 77
11 Southern Miss 73
3 UAB 74*

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

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